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Half of European honey may be fraud, study finds; golfers grind on
A study found fraud in about half of European honey, while golfer Xander Schauffele stayed near the lead in Japan; the bees remain unemployed.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN Tonight at 10:05 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The 42's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The 42: “Schauffele closes in on leaders after 'weird' round in Japan; Byrne moves up in Korea”, with reporting from FavorFlav.com.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 10:05 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: South Korea, European, Japan.
- BBN covered this story before: Reuters: AI Making Hacks Easier in Korea, Japan (October 9).
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA study says half of European honey is fraud. Half. Of the honey.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHalf the jars are lying to you. The other half haven't been caught.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHoney is supposed to be the one pure thing in the cupboard.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPure. It's probably syrup in a bee costume.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSyrup in a costume?

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWith a tiny fake wing. Meanwhile Schauffele called his own round weird in Japan and still climbed the board.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWeird works. Frequent flyer rating: one honey jar, two layovers, bees asking for a lawyer.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFine, the whole news cycle gets a boarding pass.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorUpgraded to first class, Dale, you're growing.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDelayed indefinitely.
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